Keepin' Busy

[Joelle Lyons Everett]

In a message dated 1/12/06 12:34:30 PM, milagro27 at cox.net writes:


> I've finally broken the surface after swimming up from the bottom of the 
> flu
> river that hit our family over the holidays.  I'm not recommending this as a
> first choice for a spiritual retreat, but being so sick did have the effect
> of quieting my mind and giving me the experience of living beyond time.  I
> wasn't able to do any of my "normal" stuff and therefore, I could not
> distract myself in any of my favorite ways.   And, I can't explain this -
> during my absence, there was very little activity of any kind that needed my
> regular attention.  So, as I've resurfaced, I'm not at all "behind."  I've
> also had this experience when I was working out of the country.  How does
> that work?  A shorthand description might be that this is how it works in
> open space/open time.  Another, more shamanistic take may be that our
> ordinary experience of time and space is altered when second attention takes
> over.
> 
> 
> 
Christine--

A few years back, Paul and I decided to take a much needed sabbatical.   The 
amazing (and scary) thing was that for the whole two and a half years that we 
were away from consulting work, we had not one business-related call, no 
e-mail inquiries, nothing.   Within a week of deciding that it was time to get back 
to work, we had an assignment from a new client.   I never understood what 
was at work here. . . unless maybe the power of intention.

I like your river-bottom metaphor--we also have spent a virus-laden holiday 
season.   Glad to hear you are out and about again!

Joelle

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